The show had a faster pace and began to use recurring characters, such as the wacky mother/son duo Doreen (Collins) and Stuart (Mc Donald) Larkin, more often.

Separately, Collins played the eccentric Midwestern character Lorraine Swanson and Mc Donald played Jewish slob director Marvin Tikvah and overexcited dweeb Rusty Miller in sketches that appeared in heavy rotation.

After a sketch about his role in V, Robert Englund becomes entangled in a string of murders on the Mad TV set.